CHA Recognizes Hospitals Against Violence Day of Awareness

On Friday, June 7, 2024, CHA will join hospitals across the state and nation in observing the eighth annual American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Day to raise awareness about the violence faced by healthcare workers and the ongoing commitment and efforts by hospitals to end all forms of violence in healthcare workplaces and communities.

Violence is one of the nation’s major public health and safety issues.  #HAVhope unites hospitals, health systems, nurses, doctors, and other professionals from across the country as well as the local and national organizations with whom they work to raise awareness of violence through digital, social, and traditional media.

“Connecticut’s compassionate and dedicated healthcare workers deserve our respect and gratitude,” said Jennifer Jackson, CEO, CHA.  “The violence that has been experienced by healthcare workers is unacceptable.  Healthcare workers are uniquely and disproportionately at risk of workplace violence.  We need to make it clear violence won’t be tolerated.”

Connecticut hospitals, through CHA, have adopted a Statewide Patient and Family Code of Conduct Policy, a common set of principles being implemented in a unified effort by hospitals to further their extensive work to protect healthcare workers and the patients in their care and raise awareness about the importance of workplace safety in healthcare settings.

Last year, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted Special Act No. 23-29, which aims to raise awareness about preventing violence against healthcare workers and opportunities for the state to support hospital investments in security infrastructure.  This year, protections for healthcare workers including home care workers were also advanced in PA 24-19, An Act Concerning The Health And Safety Of Connecticut Residents.  Congress is also considering ways to better protect healthcare workers nationwide through federal policies including the SAVE Act. 

Click here to read the Statewide Patient and Family Code of Conduct Policy.

Click here to read CHA’s press release on Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Day.